Daily Loaf

Maybe you haven’t done it. Maybe you have. Or maybe you’ve never even thought about it.

I have been known on several occasions to turn my “to-go beverage” from Chick-Fil-A or Panera Bread into a traveling drink. It starts like this…

It’s a Saturday afternoon, we’re running errands and we stop at Chick-Fil-A for lunch. As we’re eating I go up and get a few refills (have to get my money’s worth). When we’re finished, my wife tells me that we have to go to the mall. I pause and think – is there a Chick-Fil-A at that mall? Yes. Sweet.

I save the cup and take it with me to the mall where I proceed to get another refill (sometimes twice). When we’re leaving the mall my wife tells me we have to go to the other mall (of course) because the mall we were just at didn’t have what we needed (obviously, why did we come here in the first place?). I pause and think – is there a Chick-Fil-A at the other mall? Yes. Sweet.

I keep the cup a little longer and after this mall visit I have turned one drink purchase into about 8 refills. I have also done this with Panera Bread cups and taken them to different locations (only on the same day).

Technically speaking I believe this is completely legal. I purchased the drink, therefore I am entitled on the day of purchase to unlimited refills.

Some of you may think this is evil, others may find it to be rather genius.

I’ll let you decide.

Dan Holm is the writer behind GreenEggsMarketing.com a popular restaurant blog and the author of ClassyEater.com a revolutionary website with all kinds of restaurant deals and discounts.

Email him at danielrholm@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @danholm

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